as in cave
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve
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Recent Examples of delve
ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
Fidel Martinez delves into the latest stories that capture the multitudes within the American Latinx community.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
One of their most notable exhibitions, Children of the Sun, held at Sotheby’s in Beverly Hills in April, delved into the divine beauty of childhood and the enduring connection to our inner child.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 29 May 2025
This module delves into the art of storytelling, focusing on the development of compelling narratives, themes, and character arcs specifically tailored for animation.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 May 2025
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Verb
However, working out the best response means delving into the subtleties of how people communicate with one another, such as determining when a direct response is better than a more hedged one.
—ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
Fidel Martinez delves into the latest stories that capture the multitudes within the American Latinx community.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
One of their most notable exhibitions, Children of the Sun, held at Sotheby’s in Beverly Hills in April, delved into the divine beauty of childhood and the enduring connection to our inner child.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 29 May 2025
This module delves into the art of storytelling, focusing on the development of compelling narratives, themes, and character arcs specifically tailored for animation.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
Noun
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Sean joined her, and Bronte shared her theory about Gabby, believing that Gabby may have been at the caves.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
6 June 2025
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As reported earlier, these ancient Hebrew texts—roughly 900 full and partial scrolls in all, stored in clay jars—were first discovered scattered in various caves near what was once the settlement of Qumran, just north of the Dead Sea, by Bedouin shepherds in 1946–1947.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Civil work has finished at six out of eight stations in Gujarat, while Mumbai's underground terminus at Bandra Kurla Complex is 75 percent excavated.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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This information has to be excavated, for lack of a better word, with values testing.—
Suzy Welch,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The two carved their names into the side of the caverns.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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High-definition graphical processing power for that era contributed to indelible world building, allowing players to freely travel the cities and caverns of Cyrodiil.—
Jamal Michel,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Avoid biting, picking, or digging under your nails.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
7 June 2025
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During Saturday’s rodeo, the four SDG&E teams were required to compete in four timed tasks, from pipe-cutting and digging to assembling a gas meter and installing new gas service.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Just a brief walk from the preserve’s entrance, this unique grotto reveals a stunning 50-foot waterfall cascading into a jade-green pool.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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The preserve features a stunning natural pool and grotto formed by the collapse of an underground river dome due to erosion thousands of years ago.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The highway was shut down for nearly 14 hours as crews shoveled, hand-picked, and vacuumed the loose coins from the road and nearby brush.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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And when Anderson shoveled a pass behind him to Bam Adebayo, White quickly made up several feet of ground to steal the ball from the big man.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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